Autumn Apple and Spinach Salad

Goldrush, a recent apple cultivar, has a nice balance of sweetness and acidity that's ideal for this salad. Other suitable varieties include Albemarle (Newtown) Pippin, Honeycrisp, Pink Lady, Golden Russet, and Roxbury Russet.

Yield: 6 servings (serving size: about 1 1/3 cups)

Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons  fresh orange juice
• 2  tablespoons  fresh lime juice
• 2  teaspoons  Dijon mustard
• 2  teaspoons  honey
• 1/4  teaspoon  salt
• 1/8  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2  cup  thinly vertically sliced red onion
• 8  cups  bagged prewashed baby spinach (about 8 ounces)
• 1  large, firm, sweet-tart apple, cored and thinly sliced
• 1/4  cup  (1 ounce) crumbled blue cheese

Preparation

Combine first 6 ingredients, stirring well with a whisk.

Combine onion, spinach, and apple in a large bowl. Drizzle with dressing; toss gently to coat. Sprinkle with cheese.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

60 (29% from fat)

Fat:

1.9g (sat 1g,mono 0.5g,poly 0.1g)

Protein:

2.7g

Carbohydrate:

9.4g

Fiber:

2.2g

Cholesterol:

4mg

Iron:

1.3mg

Sodium:

251mg

Calcium:

76mg